David Bowie is ‘brought back on stage in a virtual reality concert’ – following ABBA Voyage, among others
David Bowie fans will reportedly get the chance to attend another concert of his hits with a new virtual reality experience.
The late music icon passed away in January 2016, aged 69, after being diagnosed with liver disease cancer.
But now it looks like his memory may live on in an even closer way than ever before, as talks are underway to create an avatar adventure on the stage of his career.
A source told The mirror that the endeavor is currently under investigation, calling the process an “exciting time.”
It would be similar to the current production ABBA Voyage, which started in 2022 and portrays the Swedish supergroup as they were in the 1970s.
Music icon: David Bowie, who died in 2016, will reportedly be brought back on stage in a virtual reality concert
The music icon’s fans could have the chance to attend another concert of his hits with a new virtual reality experience
A source told The mirror: ‘The idea of being able to recreate David’s charisma and thrilling showmanship in front of an audience is intoxicating, and the prospect of how that can be done is being explored. It’s a very exciting time.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives of David Bowie’s Estate for comment.
ABBA Voyage seems to have started a new wave of concerts with its virtual experience, which has a residency at its purpose-built venue in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – called the Abba Arena.
With the holograms so detailed, the performance takes fans back in time to the 1970s.
It comes after it was announced this week that a extensive archive of David‘s life, work and legacy will be on public display for the first time in 2025.
Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V and A), the exhibition will feature more than 80,000 items spanning six decades of the cultural icon’s career.
They will be made available to the public through the establishment of The David Bowie Center for the Study of Performing Arts, which will open at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford.
It allows fans and researchers alike to get up close and personal with new insights into Bowie’s creative process like never before, the V and A said.
Virtual World: It would be similar to the current production ABBA Voyage, which launched in 2022 and depicts the Swedish supergroup as they were in the 1970s
A source told The Mirror: ‘The idea of being able to recreate David’s charisma and electric showmanship in front of an audience is intoxicating’
The collection includes handwritten lyrics, letters, sheet music, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, stage designs, album artwork, and awards.
It will also feature instruments owned by the world-renowned musician, as well as writings and unrealized projects that have never been publicly displayed before.
Highlights include stage costumes such as Bowie’s groundbreaking Ziggy Stardust ensembles designed by Freddie Burretti in 1972, Kansai Yamamoto’s creations for the 1973 Aladdin Sane tour, and the Union Jack coat designed by Bowie and Alexander McQueen for the 1997 Earthling album cover.
The archive also contains more than 70,000 photographs, prints, negatives, slides and contact sheets made by some of the 20th century’s leading photographers, from Terry O’Neill to Brian Duffy and Helmut Newton.
The acquisition by the V and A and the establishment of the center was made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a £10 million donation from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group.
Public display: It comes after it was announced this week that an extensive archive of David’s life, work and legacy will be on public display for the first time in 2025 (Photo: David in the striped bodysuit designed by Kansai Yamamoto for the Aladdin Sane tour from 1973 which will be shown)